Posted by Margaret on April 25, 2000, at 14:26:52
In reply to Question: Postpartum Depression and Zoloft, posted by laurie on April 25, 2000, at 12:51:14
I too have postpartum depression after the birth of my third child. I was put on paxil. I definitely started to feel better by the sixth week. At the beginning I was taking ativan with it. Eventually I stopped the ativan altogether and did not have to worry about the anxiety. You may find that a switch may help. Prozac was not beneficial for my anxiety but the paxil was. The only truly difficult part has been some unwanted weight gain but I am very thankful for the relief from the depression. My heart goes out to you. Postpartum depression was painful and I understand how much you just want it to go away so that you can be back to normal. Although it was a difficult time for me I was given some wonderful gifts of insight during the time. I have had to stay on paxil past the required six months due to experiencing re-accurring depression when I stopped it. I have had a history of anxiety and depression. Alot of people can go off it after the six months and feel great. Do not accept just one medication. If the zoloft is not working see your doctor. Everyone is different and different AD's work on different people as this board states. Take care and if you need any support let me know.
> Hi:
>
> Just discovered Dr. Bob's site and have been surfing
> thru the whole thing for the last 2 hours. It's Great!
>
> I developed postpartum depression after the birth
> of my second daughter and am currently on 150mg of
> Zoloft/day. I have been on this for about 5-6
> weeks. It has helped the depression, but I am
> finding I need to take about 2mg of Lorazepam so that
> I can sleep at night. I have tried 4 times,
> unsuccessfully, to wean myself off the Lorazepam.
> I will be going to see the nurse practitioner tomorrow
> (4-26) to talk about either increasing the dosage
> or switching to something else. I've been reading
> that Serzone is effective for depression without the
> side effects of insomnia.
>
> I'd appreciate any feedback you all would have about
> these meds, side effects and what has worked for you.
>
> This is my first bout with depression and I have never
> experienced anything so horrible. I am truly
> now more empathetic and sympathetic when somebody
> says he/she are struggling with this.
>
> cheers.
> laurie
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